The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.
MINNESOrA'S GREAT SHOW
Sepe Of the Many Features that will Attract tho
People Of the Northwest to the State Fair.

TfeSluen1 Merriam mas cnangeU inc uate
OF Workingmen's day at the state fair
from Tuesday, the 18th, to Saturday, the
18th the last day This was done to give
the men employed in the factories. mills.
shops and wholesale houses an OPP
portunity to take their families to
see the great sham battle on that day.
Supt. Bushnell has secured three first
class bands to lead the big procession OIL
machinery, which will take place on Wed.
nesday, Sept. Ia. The entries OF machin-
cry already made for this parade will make
procession over q mile long.
The most important entries Of the week
were in the general race for n IS, OO0purse,
Johnston, the great PAGER, and Harry
Wilkes the trotter, having come to the
front for that money. Wilkes will trot in
a light sulky, while Johnston will be handi
capped by pulling road wagon.
Supt. Cross, who has Just returned from
Freeport, Ill.,, secured a number OF the
best goers, all OF whom can do the milo in
better than 2:20. Mr.. Cross says all the
races will fill before the fair opens, and the
sporting events will be the greatest ever
seen in the state.
There are now about one hundred and
fifty horses on the fair grounds. There are
about twenty PAGERS, some OF them with
records as low as 2:14. OF the trotters
there are several 2:1S and 2:20 horses,
better.
For the benefit of those who will be able
to spend but one or two days at the state
fair, briet programme or outline OF the
exercises as they will occur on the different
days is here presented. The details can
not yet be given. but enough appears to
enable one to select lis day with view OF
gratifying his individual pleasure.
Friday, Sept. 9.-Trotting and pacing
hx-N IN hvn n
IS. and SO, and running races.
Saturday, Sept. 10.-Minnesota breed.
ers' stallion three minute and Minnesota
three year-old and six-year-old trotting
for breeders stakes.
Monday, Sept. IA $50 pacing race
for Minnesota horses, breeders trotting
races, foals OF 'S3; freefor all Mime
sofa stations and specialrunning races.
Tuesday. Sept. 1920 pacing race;
$50 trotting race for Minnesota horses,
and breeders stakes for foals, 2:S2; 300
guaranteed stake race for purse OF 81, 500.
Wednesday, Sept 14.-Minnesota Farm
ers' day: great machinery parade; tree Tor
all pacing race for 81. 900 purse; 2:22 trot-
ting race for guaranteed stake OF $4,000;
$40 trotting race and running races.
Thursday, Sept. list. Paul day; 2:25
pacing race; 2:25 trotting race; $50 guar
anteed stake race for SO, 500, and running
races.
Friday, Sept. 16-Minneapolis day; 2:1S
trotting race; special match pacing race
between Mike Wilkes. record 81 6. and Jew
EFT. record 2:14, for $1,000 horses to be
driven by their owners; grand special race
for SO, 900 between Harry Wilkes, the trot-
ter. to sulky, and Johnston. the PAGER, to
road wagon.
Saturday, Sept. 17-Grand Army day:
sham battle fought by over three thousand
old soldiers; special prize drills by crack
military companies OF the state.
On Thursday and Friday there will be
auction sales OF blooded stock. Col. j. A.
Mann will conduct the sale.
Pensions have been issued to North
westerners as follows: Minnesota-Orig-
inal invalid: Thomas Staley, Royalton;
Julius III. Walker, York; Shedrack A. Hall,
Woodlake; John REIN, Herman. In
crease: Lewis Pierson. st. Paul; Chas.
Credet, Hawley. Nebraska-Original in
valid: Chas. c. Evans, Stockham; Bar
ney II. Reipe. Fontalle; Henry c. Williams,
Alexandria; Leonardus A. kinnon. Gresco.
Increase: Marcus L. Latham, Scotia; Dun
can Clark, Chapman. Wisconsin-Musin'
da H., widow of Samuel B. Childs,
Wr1ghtstown; Isaac, father OF John Fox,
Union Center; Silae, father OF Andrew
Hayden, Clintviile. Original invalids:
Samuel B. Childs, deceased, Wrightstown;
Augustus Schroeder, Manawa; Simeon Hew-
EFT, Killbourne City; John Clifford, Ken
osya; Christian Bauer. Hillsborough.
Increase: Valentine Griffin, Tunnel City;
Calvin C. Smith, Brodhead Robert G.
Juneau; Wallace Golf, Wanan's Mills;
Henry Hartman, Clintonville; George
Dittman, Milwaukee,; Jas. Taylor. Pack
waukee.
At meeting of the business men oil
Sleepy Eye, it was una MIN ously determined
to vigorously oppose the building OF a new
court house at New Ulm.
It is said that woman living in st. Paul
was not long ago one of the mistresses oil
the famous adventurer, Pranzini, who
has lately reused all Paris to such a state
OF excitement by the murder OF one OF the
women whom he has betrayed.
David B. Staples OF Saltwater, for the
attempted murder Of Charles A. Winship
OF Minneapolis, is held over at Freeport
ILL.,, in SIC, 900 bail.
Henry Sherman, farmer. near Window
was arranged before Jus tice Keith, charged
by his hired girl with giving her a black
eye, kicks, cuffs. etc. Sherman was held in
$500 to appear at the December term o
court. He promises to produce extenuat
ing circumstances as his defense.
Companies and G of the Third regi.
ment were dropped from the army rolls
by order OF Adjt. Gen. Seeley, and at theiI
own request.
NJ. J. Roche, formerly railroad editor o
the Pioneer Press, has left for Boston, where
he will represent the Minnesota q North
western in the capacity OF general agent.
Some OF the best horses in the United
States to be at the State Fair.
Attorney General Capp has returned
from New York, where he attended the con
vention OF governors and attorney gener
ais relative to improving the extraditior
laws between the various states.
Argument on the bill OF exceptions for 9
new trial in the case OF Peter Click, a.
Moorhead, convicted Of embezzlement
was heard before Judge Collins recently
he overruled the motion and sentenced
the amount OF the verdict. and one ;ea
at Saltwater at hard labor. A stay o
execution was granted to Oct. 4, the day
Of the meeting OF the supreme court. tc
which an appeal will be made by Chick
counsel.
At st. Cloud, the marriage Of Miss MAJ
Montgomery, to F. M. Morgan, cashier o
the German American bank, took place q
the brides home,
New wheat in great quantities has begul
moving over the Manitoba line.
William Butler, one OF the carly settler
o4sMzseison county, died at Little Falls.
The members Of the Minneapolis Typo
graphical union will, on Sept. IL. contri
butte the proceeds OF 1000 ems compost
ton to the Childs- Drexel fund for the eret
ton OF a national printers home.
Gov. McGill has issued an application
to the governor of Dakota for q requisi
ton to secure the person OF John G
Duane. 1t alleged that Duane has bee
criminally intimate with Miss Betsy Ram
sey of Freeborn county. Miss Ramse
makes the statement that Jan. 10, 1887
DUANE promised to marry her, and unde
his pretences she was led astray. She say
that a number 81 Witnesses, among whor
ID her own brother, have seen Duane q
Madison, Oak. Accordingly, applicatio
was made for requisition from Gov
Church, and il this is honored Quame wi
be brought back and tried in this state
f. b. Doran, who was arrested 1t 8,
Paul On the charge OF transmitting scurri
bus and improper matter throuRh I'll